Andr%C3%A9 Beaufre

Andr Beaufre was a French general. Beaufre ended World War II with the rank of colonel. Well known by the AngloSaxon world as a military strategist and as an exponent of an independent French nuclear force. In 1921 Beaufre entered the military academy at cole Spciale Militaire de SaintCyr, where he met the future French president Charles de Gaulle, who was an instructor. In 1925 he saw action in Morocco against the Rif, who opposed French rule. Beaufre then studied at the cole Suprieure de Guerre and at the cole Libre des Sciences Politiques and was subsequently assigned to the French armys general staff.

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